Leontius of Caesarea
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Leontius of Caesarea was an early Christian bishop of Caesarea who played a key role in the Armenian Church by ordaining Gregory the Illuminator, the future patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leontius of Caesarea canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Armenian Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory the Illuminator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confession | Nicene Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| denomination | proto-Eastern Christian ⓘ |
| hasRole | bishop who ordained Gregory the Illuminator as bishop ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Bishop
ⓘ
Leontius, Bishop of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Armenian Apostolic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ordaining Gregory the Illuminator
ⓘ
role in early Armenian Church history ⓘ |
| occupation | bishop ⓘ |
| ordinationOf | Gregory the Illuminator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | early Christian episcopate ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Caesarea in Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | establishment of the Armenian episcopate under Gregory the Illuminator ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Caesarea ⓘ |
| region | Cappadocia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | early Christianity ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Cappadocian and Armenian Christian communities ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 4th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.